Kids Should Be in Sports

I think sports are a very healthy thing for kids to participate in during there childhood and carry on with till they grow older. Sports are very healthy and an active thing to be apart of. It doesn't allow kids to lounge around and play videogames or watch TV all day. Our generation nowadays has a lot of distractions such as phones and videogames so they aren't as active as children use to be. This is why I believe strongly in children being apart of a sports program growing up.

Playing sports as a youth can also be a great way to introduce your kid to new people and he will meet and create long lasting bonds with these other kids he's playing with. When he is in high school if your child is apart of sports there is a good chance that he will hang around the jocks instead of the druggies and negative people who will try and bring them down and keep them from succeeding in life. If they are extremely dedicated to the sport they are apart of they will avoid those negative people and stay out of bad situations. Also, they will stay healthier because they want to stay in shape for there sport. They won't have to feel the need to be apart of something that will keep them from going far in life.

People who play sports as a youth typically stay in better shape when they get older. They have the work ethic to work out and stay in-shape. You don't see many big athletes to turn out fat and with a beer belly when they are older. Usually, their kids are fit too. Their kids want to grow up to be just like their mom or dad. They hear stories and see pictures and videos of their parent playing sports and decides to be just like them but better. A lot of times athletes are in the best shape of their life after their career of playing sports than when they are playing. I am not sure why this is, but my assumption would be, because they have a determination to stay in shape and not slack off when they aren't required to do such hard workouts anymore.

Parents should work with their kids when they are little in sports. Kids who start out young are more likely to stick with the sport and love it, so when they get older it keeps them out of things like drugs.  If parents work with their kids too they will end up having a bond with their parents that can't be broken. They will always have something to talk about and be apart of with their mom or dad. The biggest thing is to get your kid in sports when they are young, so they have something to hang on to when they grow up.